MiG-21 has remained the backbone of the Indian Air Force's combat fleet for more than six decades. (Image Source: NDTV) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

The Mikoyan-Gurevich, commonly known as MiG-21 fighter jets, retired on Sept. 26 after their final flight through the Indian skies on Friday. The country's first supersonic fighter and interceptor aircraft were retired at the decommissioning event in Chandigarh, where it was first inducted.

MiG-21 has remained the backbone of the Indian Air Force's combat fleet for more than six decades. The fighter pilots flew MiG-21s in the three-aircraft Badal formation and the four-aircraft Panther formation over the skies one final time on Friday, as reported by PTI.

On the occasion, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh sai

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